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EP0534622A3
EP0534622A3 EP92307930A EP92307930A EP0534622A3 EP 0534622 A3 EP0534622 A3 EP 0534622A3 EP 92307930 A EP92307930 A EP 92307930A EP 92307930 A EP92307930 A EP 92307930A EP 0534622 A3 EP0534622 A3 EP 0534622A3
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Christopher R Hassett
John W Nogrady
Harry J Collins
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Adobe Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T11/00—2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
    • G06T11/20—Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
    • G06T11/203—Drawing of straight lines or curves

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  • Controls And Circuits For Display Device (AREA)
  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
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EP92307930A 1991-09-27 1992-09-01 Intelligent font rendering co-processor Expired - Lifetime EP0534622B1 (en)

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US07/767,259 US5301267A (en) 1991-09-27 1991-09-27 Intelligent font rendering co-processor
US767259 1991-09-27

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EP0534622A2 EP0534622A2 (en) 1993-03-31
EP0534622A3 true EP0534622A3 (xx) 1995-01-25
EP0534622B1 EP0534622B1 (en) 1997-08-06

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EP92307930A Expired - Lifetime EP0534622B1 (en) 1991-09-27 1992-09-01 Intelligent font rendering co-processor

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US (2) US5301267A (xx)
EP (1) EP0534622B1 (xx)
JP (1) JPH06266847A (xx)
CA (1) CA2079201A1 (xx)
DE (1) DE69221414T2 (xx)

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